John Maynard Keynes? Dennis Gabor? Alan L. Mackay? Apocryphal? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A cynical taxpayer crafted the following remark: The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward. This statement has been credited to the famous economist John Maynard Keynes, but I am skeptical because I have never …
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Quote Origin: We Cannot Predict the Future, But We Can Invent It
Dennis Gabor? Abraham Lincoln? Ilya Prigogine? Alan Kay? Steven Lisberger? Peter Drucker? Forrest C. Shaklee? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: I have seen several different versions of an adage about prediction and invention. Here are some examples: These sayings are not identical in meaning, but I think they fit together naturally as a group. Could …
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